Yen Yû said, “Is our Master for the ruler of Wei?” Tsze-kung said, “Oh! I will ask him.”
He went in accordingly, and said, “What sort of men were Po-î and Shû-ch’î?”
“They were ancient worthies,” said the Master.
“Did they have any repinings because of their course?”
The Master again replied, “They sought to act virtuously, and they did so; what was there for them to repine about?”
On this, Tsze-kung went out and said, “Our Master is not for him.”